Posted on 03/24/2002 8:22:27 AM PST by vannrox
Bill Summary & Status for the 106th Congress
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1. S.RES.303 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the treatment by the Russian Federation of Andrei Babitsky, a Russian journalist working for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 2. S.RES.332 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to the peace process in Northern Ireland. 3. S.J.RES.30 : A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for women and men. 4. S.J.RES.44 : A joint resolution supporting the Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. 5. S.J.RES.54 : A joint resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the peace process in Northern Ireland. 6. S.136 : A bill to provide for teacher excellence and classroom help. 7. S.192 : A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the Federal minimum wage. 8. S.316 : A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to improve the availability of child care and development services during periods outside normal school hours, and for other purposes. 9. S.378 : A bill to provide for the non-preemption of State prescription drug benefit laws in connection with Medicare+Choice plans. 10. S.409 : A bill to authorize qualified organizations to provide technical assistance and capacity building services to microenterprise development organizations and programs and to disadvantaged entrepreneurs using funds from the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, and for other purposes. 11. S.584 : A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive recoupment under the medicaid program of certain tobacco-related funds received by a State if a State uses a portion of such funds for tobacco use prevention and health care and early learning programs. 12. S.622 : A bill to enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, and for other purposes. 13. S.731 : A bill to provide for substantial reductions in the price of prescription drugs for medicare beneficiaries. 14. S.735 : A bill to protect children from firearms violence. 15. S.749 : A bill to establish a program to provide financial assistance to States and local entities to support early learning programs for prekindergarten children, and for other purposes. 16. S.841 : A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of outpatient prescription drugs under the medicare program. 17. S.1044 : A bill to require coverage for colorectal cancer screenings. 18. S.1180 : A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, to reauthorize and make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes. 19. S.1805 : A bill to restore food stamp benefits for aliens, to provide States with flexibility in administering the food stamp vehicle allowance, to index the excess shelter expense deduction to inflation, to authorize additional appropriations to purchase and make available additional commodities under the emergency food assistance program, and for other purposes. 20. S.1813 : A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide additional support for and to expand clinical research programs, and for other purposes. 21. S.1832 : A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the Federal minimum wage. 22. S.1880 : A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health of minority individuals. 23. S.1981 : A bill to amend title XI of the Public Health Service Act to provide for the use of new genetic technologies to meet the health care needs of the public. 24. S.2094 : A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to ensure that petroleum importers, refiners, and wholesalers accumulate minimally adequate supplies of home heating oil to meet reasonably foreseeable needs in the northeastern States. 25. S.2166 : A bill to suspend until June 30, 2003, the duty on transformers for use in certain radiobroadcast receivers with compact disc players and capable of receiving signals on AM and FM frequencies. 26. S.2167 : A bill to suspend until June 30, 2003, the duty on transformers for use in certain radiobroadcast receivers capable of receiving signals on AM and FM frequencies. 27. S.2568 : A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. 28. S.2615 : A bill to establish a program to promote child literacy by making books available through early learning and other child care programs, and for other purposes. 29. S.2727 : A bill to improve the health of older Americans and persons with disabilities, and for other purposes. 30. S.2743 : A bill to amend the Public Heath Service Act to develop an infrastructure for creating a national voluntary reporting system to continually reduce medical errors and improve patient safety to ensure that individuals receive high quality health care. 31. S.2764 : A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to extend the authorizations of appropriations for the programs carried out under such Acts, and for other purposes. 32. S.2912 : A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the United States to obtain lawful permanent residency status. 33. S.2923 : A bill to amend title XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for FamilyCare coverage for parents of enrolled children, and for other purposes. 34. S.2946 : A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to ensure that employees are not improperly disqualified from benefits under pension plans and welfare plans based on a miscategorization of their employee status. 35. S.3057 : A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed care plans and other health coverage. 36. S.3058 : A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed care plans and other health coverage. 37. S.3068 : A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the United States to obtain lawful permanent resident status. 38. S.3095 : A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the United States to obtain lawful permanent resident status. 39. S.3120 : A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify restrictions added by the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 40. S.3172 : A bill to provide access to affordable health care for all Americans. 41. S.3254 : A bill to provide assistance to East Timor to facilitate the transition of East Timor to an independent nation, and for other purposes. 42. S.AMDT.34 to S.280 To ensure that increased flexibility leads to improved student achievement. 43. S.AMDT.177 to S.CON.RES.20 To reduce tax breaks for the wealthiest taxpayers and reserve the savings for Medicare. 44. S.AMDT.192 to S.CON.RES.20 To fully fund the Class Size Initiative and the Individuals with Disabilities Act with mandatory funds, the amendment reduces the resolution's tax cut by one fifth, frees up $43 billion in discretionary spending within Function 500 (in 2001-2009) for other important education programs, and leaves adequate room in the revenue reconciliation instructions for targeted tax cuts that help those in need and tax breaks for communities to modernize and rebuild crumbling schools. 45. S.AMDT.193 to S.CON.RES.20 To allocate a portion of the surplus for legislation that promotes early educational development and well-being of children. 46. S.AMDT.194 to S.CON.RES.20 To fully fund the Class Size Initiative and the Individuals with Disabilities Act with mandatory funds, the amendment reduces the resolution's tax cut by one fifth, frees up $43 billion in discretionary spending within Function 500 (in 2001-2009) for other important education programs, and leaves adequate room in the revenue reconciliation instructions for targeted tax cuts that help those in need and tax breaks for communities to modernize and rebuild crumbling schools. 47. S.AMDT.195 to S.CON.RES.20 To express the sense of the Senate concerning an increase in the minimum wage. 48. S.AMDT.196 to S.CON.RES.20 To create a reserve fund for medicare prescription drug benefits. 49. S.AMDT.291 to S.96 To provide for an increase in the minimum wage. 50. S.AMDT.442 to S.1059 To express the sense of Congress regarding the continuation of sanctions against Libya. 51. S.AMDT.487 to S.1059 To provide for contract goal for small disadvantaged and certain institutions of higher education. 52. S.AMDT.582 to S.1122 To authorize the use of up to $35,000,000 for the retrofitting and improvement of the current inventory of Patriot missiles to meet current and projected threats from cruise missiles. 53. S.AMDT.627 to S.1186 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 54. S.AMDT.665 to H.R.1259 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 55. S.AMDT.713 to S.886 To require reports with respect to the holding of a referendum on Western Sahara. 56. S.AMDT.1233 to S.1344 To ensure that the protections provided for in the Patients' Bill of Rights apply to all patients with private health insurance. 57. S.AMDT.1242 to S.1344 To ensure that the protections provided for in the Patient's Bill of Rights apply to all patients with private health insurance. 58. S.AMDT.1324 to S.1217 To enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, and for other purposes. 59. S.AMDT.1383 to S.1429 To increase the Federal minimum wage. 60. S.AMDT.1414 to S.1429 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 61. S.AMDT.1819 to S.1650 To increase funding for title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965. 62. S.AMDT.1823 to S.1650 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 63. S.AMDT.2268 to S.1650 To protect education. 64. S.AMDT.2652 to S.625 To amend the definition of current monthly income to exclude social security benefits. 65. S.AMDT.2653 to S.625 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 66. S.AMDT.2751 to S.625 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the Federal minimum wage. 67. S.AMDT.2849 to S.1134 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 68. S.AMDT.2851 to S.1134 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 69. S.AMDT.2872 to S.1134 To establish programs to enable States and local educational agencies to place a qualified teacher in every classroom. 70. S.AMDT.2875 to S.1134 To increase funding for Federal Pell Grants. 71. S.AMDT.2899 to S.2285 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 72. S.AMDT.2939 to S.CON.RES.101 To reduce the GOP tax cut by less than 1 percent in FY2001, and 1.8 percent over 5 years, to increase the Pell grant maximum by a total of $400- raising the basic Pell grant from the current $3,300 to $3,700. 73. S.AMDT.2951 to S.CON.RES.101 To express the sense of the Senate that any increase in the minimum wage should be accompanied by tax relief for small businesses 74. S.AMDT.2952 to S.CON.RES.101 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 75. S.AMDT.2962 to S.CON.RES.101 To expand medicaid and S. CHIP coverage to low income families. 76. S.AMDT.2963 to S.CON.RES.101 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 77. S.AMDT.3004 to S.CON.RES.101 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 78. S.AMDT.3005 to S.CON.RES.101 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 79. S.AMDT.3079 to S.CON.RES.101 To express the sense of the Senate concerning an increase in the Federal minimum wage. 80. S.AMDT.3118 to S.2 To provide for merit school programs for rewarding all teachers in schools that improve student achievement for all students. 81. S.AMDT.3227 to S.2549 To strike section 553(c) which repeals authority regarding grants and contracts to uncooperative institutions of higher education. 82. S.AMDT.3233 to S.2549 To request the President to advance the late Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel on the retired list of the Navy to the highest grade held as Commander in Chief, United States Fleet, during World War II, and to advance the late Major General Walter C. Short on the retired list of the Army to the highest grade held as Commanding General, Hawaiian Department, during World War II, as was done under the Officer Personnel Act of 1947 for all other senior officers who served in positions of command during World War II; and to express the sense of Congress regarding the professional performance of Admiral Kimmel and Lieutenant General Short. 83. S.AMDT.3314 to H.R.4576 To make available $5,000,000 for the Environmental Security Technical Certification Program (PE603851D) for technologies for the detection of unexploded ordinance from live-fire activities. 84. S.AMDT.3315 to H.R.4576 To make available $5,000,000 for the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (PE603716D) for technologies for the detection and transport of pollutants resulting from live-fire activities. 85. S.AMDT.3316 to H.R.4576 To make available $5,000,000 for Surface Ship & Submarine HM&E Advanced Technology (PE603508N) for continuing development by the Navy of the AC synchronous high-temperature superconductor electric motor. 86. S.AMDT.3383 to S.2549 To provide, with an offset, $5,000,000 for research, development, test, and evaluation Defense-wide for the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (PE603716D) for technologies for the detection and transport of pollutants resulting from live-fire activities. 87. S.AMDT.3469 to S.2549 To make a technical correction. 88. S.AMDT.3473 to S.2549 To enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes and for other purposes. 89. S.AMDT.3661 to H.R.4577 To provide an additional $202,000,000 to carry out title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965, relating to the training and recruitment of teachers. 90. S.AMDT.3678 to H.R.4577 To adjust appropriations for workforce investment activities and related activities. 91. S.AMDT.3848 to H.R.4810 To amend title XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to permit States to expand coverage under the medicaid program and SCHIP to parents of enrolled children, and for other purposes. 92. S.AMDT.4001 to H.R.4461 To fully fund the Food and Drug Administration's food safety initiative activities. 93. S.AMDT.4184 to S.2045 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 94. S.AMDT.4185 to S.2045 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 95. S.AMDT.4186 to S.2045 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 96. S.AMDT.4187 to S.2045 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 97. S.AMDT.4190 to S.2045 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 98. S.AMDT.4191 to S.2045 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 99. S.AMDT.4192 to S.2045 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 100. S.AMDT.4193 to S.2045 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. |
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101. S.AMDT.4194 to S.2045 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 102. S.AMDT.4195 to S.2045 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 103. S.AMDT.4219 to S.2045 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 104. S.AMDT.4220 to S.2045 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 105. S.AMDT.4221 to S.2045 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 106. S.AMDT.4222 to S.2045 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 107. S.AMDT.4223 to S.2045 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 108. S.AMDT.4224 to S.2045 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 109. S.AMDT.4231 to S.2045 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 110. S.AMDT.4232 to S.2045 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 111. S.AMDT.4233 to S.2045 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 112. S.AMDT.4234 to S.2045 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 113. S.AMDT.4235 to S.2045 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 114. S.AMDT.4236 to S.2045 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 115. S.AMDT.4237 to S.2045 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 116. S.AMDT.4238 to S.2045 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. |
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This whole damn legislature needs a full tear down and rebuild!
No sh*t?
THIS is your democratic agenda (national funding for everybody to do everything ...... in clear, living, vivid technicolor.
The federal government should do, can do, MUST DO, everything for anybody .... as long as the filthy, ignorant, war-mongering, hate-filled "rich" GOP have to pay.
And pay.
And pay.
And pay.
And pay.
And pay.
And pay.
And pay.
And pay.
And pay.
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